Category: telehealth

The Drug Enforcement Agency has extended the flexibilities that allow physicians to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without an in-person evaluation until November. 

Six senators, led by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., have urged the Drug Enforcement Agency to permanently extend flexibilities that allow physicians to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without an in-person evaluation.

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals was the lone health system winner in the 2023 MedTech Breakthrough Awards honoring the top health technology platforms.

Telehealth company Amwell has reported $389.5 million in losses, with an impairment charge contributing to the majority of that total, according to the company’s first-quarter earnings posted May 3.

The Drug Enforcement Agency is looking to temporarily extend the flexibility of prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency, The Washington Post reported May 3. 

Telehealth company Teladoc reported a net loss of $69.2 million for the first quarter of 2023. 

Joseph DeVivo, Teladoc’s former head of hospitals and health systems, is leaving his role to join digital health company Butterfly Network. 

Cleveland Clinic is launching a neurological telehealth program through a new partnership with medtech company Genentech.

Here are three organizations launching virtual nursing programs since Feb. 14: 

Forbes released its list of 2023’s best telemedicine companies on April 20.